Two-Year Nyingma Studies Program

This program is designed to allow students to sample teachings from all areas of Nyingma studies, coming to a more comprehensive and deeper knowledge of the Nyingma tradition. Working closely with an advisor, students select courses from any of the following, with a focus on intermediate and advanced offerings: Nyingma Meditation, Kum Nye (Tibetan Yoga), Nyingma Psychology, Time, Space, and Knowledge, Skillful Means, Nyingma Practices, Tibetan Language, and Dharma Studies. Some students may choose to concentrate on a single area, such as Nyingma Meditation or Tibetan Language; others may choose studies in several different areas. Components of the Two-year Nyingma Studies Program include classes, workshops, and retreats. All are electives.

Course Length

Course Schedule

All classes, workshops and retreats are elective. Elective classes are offered in the evenings from 7:00—8:30 PM or in the daytime from 10—11:30 AM or 1—2:30 PM. Most elective workshops are held on Saturdays from 10:00 AM—4:45 PM. Elective retreats are offered throughout the year. Retreats typically begin on Mondays at 10:00 AM and end on Saturdays at 4:45 PM.

Course Objective

Depending on course selections, upon completion of the Two-Year Nyingma Studies Program, students will have a foundational understanding of the basic areas of Nyingma studies.

Program Requirements

Classes, workshops, and retreats totaling 256 contact hours. All are electives. Course selections is made in conjunction with a Student Advisor. In some cases, prerequisites must be satisfied. See course descriptions for prerequisites.

Elective Classes*

NPR102 Tibetan Chanting and Sacred Art (15 hours)

NPR107 Tibetan Teachings on Death and Dying (7.5 hours)

NPR108 Special Topics in Nyingma Practices (15 hours)

NPR109 Healing through Mantra (6 hours)

MED201 Intermediate Meditation: Sustaining Meditation (15 hours)

MED202 Intermediate Meditation (15 hours)

MED203 Intermediate Meditation: Meditations to Open the Heart (15 hours)

MED204 Intermediate Meditation (15 hours)

MED205 Intermediate Meditation (6 hours)

MED206 Experiencing Openness (15 hours)

MED207 The Deepening Stream (15 hours)

MED208 Reality and Illusion (15 hours)

MED209 Shamatha and Vipashyana – 15 Hours

MED210 Intermediate Meditation: Attaining Inner Confidence (6 hours)

MED211 Shamatha and Vipashyana – 6 Hours

MED301 Advanced Meditation (15 hours)

MED302 Advanced Meditation (15 hours)

MED303 Advanced Meditation (15 hours)

MED304 Advanced Meditation (15 hours)

MED305 Advanced Meditation (6 hours)

KNR201 Inner and Outer Massage of Feeling (15 hours)

KNR202 Integrating Body and Mind (15 hours)

KNR203 Stimulating Inner Energy (15 hours)

KNR204 Kum Nye: Opening the Energy Centers (6 hours)

KNR205 Balancing and Integrating Body and Mind (15 hours)

KNR301 Advanced Kum Nye (15 hours)

KNR302 Advanced Kum Nye (15 hours)

KNR303 Advanced Kum Nye (15 hours)

KNR304 Advanced Kum Nye: Generating Happiness from Within (6 hours)

KNR305 Advanced Kum Nye (15 hours)

KOF101 Knowledge that Heals (15 hours)

KOF102 Awakening Knowledge (15 hours)

KOF103 Penetrating the Dynamic of Pain (15 hours)

KOF104 Engaging Knowledge that Heals (6 hours)

NPS101 Healing Mind (30 hours) (counts as two 15-hour classes)

NPS106 Nyingma Gateway: Love of Knowledge (15 hours)

NPS108 Finding Wholeness and Wellness on the Spiritual Path in the Modern World (15 Hours)

NPS201 Path of Self-Mastery (15 hours)

NPS202 Inner Mandala (15 hours)

SKM101 Mastering Successful Work (15 hours)

SKM102 Achieving All Goals (15 hours)

SKM103 Skillful Means (15 hours)

SKM104 Challenging Negativity in the Workplace (15 Hours)

SKM211 Inward Exploration (15 hours)

SKM212 Exploring Mind’s Frameworks (15 hours)

SKM213 Pioneering Inwardly (15 hours)

SKM214 Skillful Means: Working Well (15 hours)

SKM401 Challenging Negativity in the Workplace (5 Hours)

SKM402 Communicating Well (5 Hours)

SKM403 Tools for Troubled Times (5 Hours)

SKM404 Topics in Skillful Means—5 Hours

TSK101 Experiencing the Dynamic of Time (15 Hours)

TSK102 The Translucent Person (15 Hours)

TSK103 Inviting Knowledge (15 Hours)

TSK104 TSK Right from the Start! (15 Hours)

TSK108 Time, Space, and Knowledge: Perspectives and Practices (15 hours)

DHS101 Words of the Buddha (15 hours)

DHS102 Tibetan Sacred Texts (15 hours)

DHS103 Yogins of Tibet (15 hours)

DHS104 Opening to the Dharma: A Precious Life (15 hours)

DHS105 Opening to the Dharma: Depths of Experience (15 hours)

DHS106 Opening to the Dharma: The Great Vision of the Mahayana (15 hours)

*In individual cases, to further the educational goals of the student, classes, workshops, or retreats may be substituted for those on these lists with the consent of the Program Director or the Chief Academic Officer.

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